Delrin or Wood?

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scheky wrote:However, if you have Delrin melting in your car, you must live on the Sun. The Melting Temp of Delrin is 335F/168C. If your car is getting that hot, wow.....
It doesn't have to be hot enough to melt into a puddle, just enough to soften and distort a little. Which is still pretty hot though.
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withak wrote:
scheky wrote:However, if you have Delrin melting in your car, you must live on the Sun. The Melting Temp of Delrin is 335F/168C. If your car is getting that hot, wow.....
It doesn't have to be hot enough to melt into a puddle, just enough to soften and distort a little. Which is still pretty hot though.
Highly unlikely to get distortion with delrin in a hot car. This is a different case if it is PVC, this will distort at about 110-120 deg.
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